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willow
/ˈwɪloʊ/
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What does willow mean?
noun
- Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere.
- The wood of these trees.
- A cricket bat.
More meanings (8)
noun
- (slang) The baseball bat.
- A rotating spiked drum used to open and clean cotton heads.
verb
- To open and cleanse (cotton, flax, wool, etc.) by means of a willow.
- To form a shape or move in a way similar to the long, slender branches of a willow.
proper noun
- A female given name from English of modern usage.
- A census-designated place in Alaska.
- A town in Oklahoma.
- A town in Wisconsin.
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“You’ll have to have something to put them in,” she said, ignoring the yawning willow basket which stood empty on Thor’s feet.
Locksley returned almost instantly with a willow wand about six feet in length, perfectly straight, and rather thicker than a man’s thumb.
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Then he remembered the large willow tree shading the well and branching across the window fit the west end of the cabin.
It is lined with emerald algae and mosses, and shaded with alder, willow, and thorn bushes, which give it a fine setting.
Three of the men entered a shed near by, but Orman remained by the willow, close to the window of the shed.